Example sentences of "[was/were] [to-vb] them [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | I believe that we would get on better with our men ; we would have less friction and less legislation if we were to meet them round the table and discuss mutual affairs with them in a suitable manner . |
2 | Then , scientists were to puncture them in the leg with a large hypodermic to extract a sample of muscle tissue . |
3 | Does it really matter that those were early days , when the joke on campus was that the only way to kill anyone with a laser was to hit them over the head with it ? |
4 | The aim was to put them on the spot — or at least to impress the Inspector with your knowledge and concern . |
5 | My first thought was to put them in the dustbin . |